All Fleets articles – Page 491
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News
First OnAir-equipped commercial widebody headed to Oman Air
An Airbus A330-300 destined for Oman Air will become the first commercial widebody to enter service with the airframer's ALNA v2 platform over Inmarsat's...
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Air India to use 777s on all long haul destinations
Air India will deploy Boeing 777s on all west bound international destinations as well as Tokyo.
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News
Funding gap reshuffle
Airliner leasing companies have so far averted financial crisis, but greater shake-ups loom
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Dreamliner troubles return to haunt 747-8F
The diversion of engineering resources to Boeing's troubled Dreamliner has forced the airframer to give up on its plan to fly the first 747-8 Freighter on...
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NewsQatar Airways makes world’s first gas-to-liquid-fuelled revenue flight
Qatar Airways has achieved a world first today by operating an Airbus A340-600 on a revenue flight powered by gas-to-liquid (GTL) kerosene. The A340-600...
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China Southern posts 10% growth in September
China Southern Airlines posted double-digit passenger growth in September but the passenger load factor on domestic routes dropped.
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Opinion
Comment: MRJ's big deal
Mitsubishi's claims that its MRJ will set the standard for the next generation of regional jets seemed like wishful thinking until a big export order gave the programme serious credibility
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News
Emirates reaches 777 financing deal with US Ex-Im Bank
Emirates has secured $413.7 million in financing througha public bond offering backed by the US Export-Import Bank for three new Boeing 777 aircraft. The...
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NewsDecision on MRJ stretch will take 'one or two years'
Mitsubishi Aircraft (MAC) will decide on whether to launch formally a stretch version of the MRJ "in one or two years", but has yet to determine a list price...
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Republic preps for A319 move to Milwaukee
Frontier Airlines' new owner Republic Airways Holdings plans to place five Airbus A319s in Milwaukee by November to optimise Frontier's network with Midwest...
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Inquiry details hard landing by brand new SATA A320
Portuguese investigators have detailed a hard landing incident two months ago in which a SATA Airbus A320 touched down heavily in the Azores, bounced, and...
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NewsEmirates rules out 747-8I, but 'very keen' on 777 developments
Emirates Airline has ruled out ordering the Boeing 747-8I passenger variant as it focuses on building its fleet of Airbus A380s.
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WAEA2009: Mexicana picks over-head IFE for narrowbodies
Panasonic Avionics has supplied its over-head digital multiplexed passenger entertainment system (DMPES) for retrofit to Mexicana Airlines' single-aisle...
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AirAsia may get landing rights at Paris Orly
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia may get landing rights at Paris's Orly Airport.
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News
AirTran studies 717 fleet replacements
AirTran Airways has begun evaluating replacements for its 117-seat Boeing 717-200s as its oldest aircraft of that type reach the 10-year mark. The low-cost...
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NewsWAEA2009: Saudi Arabian selects OnAir for A330 fleet
Saudi Arabian Airlines is to install OnAir Swiftbroadband Mobile and WiFi Internet OnAir communications services on its Airbus A330 fleet following delivery of the first aircraft next year.
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NewsAvianca and TACA poised to announce strategic tie-up
Colombia's largest airline Avianca is poised to announce plans for a wide-ranging tie-up with El Salvador's Grupo TACA today. Further details of the...